Argentina will break new ground on Saturday when they face South Africa at Newlands in their first Rugby Championship match.

The Pumas have waited a long time to be included in a major world competition, but the weight of history is against them when it comes to the Springboks.

They met most recently in 2008, when South Africa ran in nine tries in a 63-9 victory at Ellis Park, although the travelling side that day was far from full-strength.

Their previous meeting was the most important in their 13-match history and came at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. South Africa prevailed 37-13 thanks to a Bryan Habana brace to book their place in the final - where they defeated England.

The teams first met in 1993 - although the South American Jaguars were regular visitors to South Africa during their sporting isolation - when the Springboks prevailed 29-26 in Buenos Aires.